On January 19, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season was in full swing. As of today, the new NBA regular season has been nearly halfway through. As the big favorite team to compete for the title at the beginning of the game, the Lakers currently have only 22 wins and 22 losses, ranking 8th in the West, which is far from the expectations of fans.
Recently, two NBA legends, Garnett and Pierce, talked about the Lakers in the show. Pierce praised James' performance, saying: "James still played MVP-level stats at the age of 37, but whether he can get an MVP requires a combination of personal success and team success. James is in the midst of MVP discussions, but he has a good chance of not getting it because the Lakers don't have a good record, and although he still does some crazy things at the age of 37. ”
Garnett pointed the finger at Davis, saying: "I think Davis should have been the core of this Lakers team, he was very young, he came to the Lakers to relieve the pressure on James, but now everything is going in the opposite direction." ”
Pierce said: "James is ready to pass the key to Davis and I think James should stay in the playoffs and Davis should be in charge of the regular season. If Davis can play a dominant force when he comes back, the Lakers can still become terrible, but if he can't do it, the Lakers won't have a chance. ”
Interestingly, Garnett then asked, "What did Davis do offseason?" Pierce said: "I don't know, you should call and ask him because people say he's the next Garnett." ”
So far this season, James has averaged 36.7 minutes per game, ranking 4th in the league, averaging 28.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.6 steals, 1.2 blocks, shooting 51.7 percent from the field and 36.2 percent from three-point range, ranking second in the league in points per game.
Due to injury reasons, Davis has only played 27 games so far, averaging 23.3 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 2 blocks, shooting 52.1% from the field and only 17.9% from three-point range. According to Lakers coach Vogel, Davis will re-evaluate the injury next week.